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Cricket records and players
Record list
| Record | Who / how much | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Youngest Test centurion | Mohammad Ashraful | 114 against Sri Lanka at Colombo, September 2001, aged 17 |
| First Test double century | Mushfiqur Rahim | 200 against Sri Lanka at Galle, March 2013 |
| Highest Test total | 638 | In the same Galle Test against Sri Lanka (2013) |
| Highest ODI individual score | Litton Das 176 | Against Zimbabwe at Sylhet, 6 March 2020 |
| Highest ODI total | 349/6 | Against Ireland at Sylhet, 20 March 2023 (the match was then washed out) |
| First Test hat-trick | Alok Kapali | Against Pakistan at Peshawar, 2003 |
| First ODI hat-trick | Shahadat Hossain Rajib | Against Zimbabwe, 2006 (as given in both books) |
| Century and hat-trick in one Test | Sohag Gazi | Against New Zealand, 2013 |
| First 100 Test wickets | Mohammad Rafique | As given in Khandokar's GK |
Mushfiqur Rahim
- First Bangladeshi to reach 5,000 Test runs (2022) and 6,000 (2024)
- Bangladesh's leading run-scorer in Tests
- Three Test double centuries: 200 (Galle, 2013), 219* (Dhaka, 2018, the highest Test score by a Bangladeshi) and 203* (Mirpur, 2020)
- The only Bangladeshi with three Test double centuries
Watch out: Khandokar's GK says Tamim Iqbal has the most runs in both Tests and ODIs. In ODIs that is right (Mushfiqur is second; both left ODIs in 2025). In Tests, Mushfiqur has been ahead since 2022.
Watch out: Zubair's GK gives Tamim's 154 and a team total of 329. Both are out of date: today it is Litton Das 176 and 349/6.
More facts printed in the books
- First captain of the national team: Shamim Kabir
- The first team Bangladesh whitewashed in both Test and ODI series was West Indies; its first Test win abroad was also against West Indies
- Bangladesh's first series wins in both Tests and ODIs came against Zimbabwe
- Shakib Al Hasan was the first Bangladeshi in English county cricket and Tamim Iqbal the second (Khandokar's GK)
- 2 February 1971: Rakibul Hasan protested by playing with a ‘Joy Bangla’ sticker on his bat (answer to a 2023 PSC question)
Check yourself
Who scored Bangladesh's first Test double century?
At a glance
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The youngest Test centurion is Mohammad Ashraful (2001, aged 17); the first Bangladeshi Test double century was Mushfiqur Rahim's (2013).
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Highest Test total 638 (Galle, 2013); highest ODI total 349/6 (against Ireland, 2023).
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The highest ODI score is Litton Das's 176 (against Zimbabwe, 2020).
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First Test hat-trick: Alok Kapali (Pakistan, 2003); first ODI hat-trick: Shahadat Hossain Rajib (Zimbabwe, 2006).
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Mushfiqur Rahim was first to 5,000 Test runs and is the only Bangladeshi with three Test double centuries.